Does Fallout 2 support a 3D accelerator?

Is there a patch?

Yes, there are patches for the US, UK, French, and German versions of the game. All of these
patches can be found on the
Fallout 2 downloads page on this site. However, there is not a patch for the ELV (English
Low Violence) version of the game. Also, keep in mind that saved games are not compatible with
the patch and installing the wrong patch will corrupt portions of the game.

Is there anything that can be done to speed up load times?

Yes, there are some steps that can be taken to speed up the load times. First off, make sure
that you have the latest patch. Also, make sure that absolutely nothing is running in the
background, especially virus programs or messaging programs. If that doesn't help, try running
the game off of a Large install instead of Huge.

If you are still having problems, there is a third party solution. First off, use the Large
install size. Then, copy the MASTER.DAT file from the CD to the hard drive FALLOUT 2 directory.
Next, change the fallout.cfg file to point to the FALLOUT 2 directory instead of your CD
drive. (change the line "master_dat=D:\master.dat" to "master_dat=C:\Program Files\Interplay\
Fallout 2\master.dat")

Another third party solution for Windows 95 is as follows: The file system in Win95 has three
settings: laptop, workstation, and server. If you have more than 64MB of main memory, set
this to 'server mode' to improve load times. If you have LESS than 64MB, server mode can
actually decrease load times.